On July 4, the victim noticed that she had been added to a Snapchat account she believed was Booth's, prosecutors said. At about 11 p.m., Booth allegedly told the girl through Snapchat that he was outside of her home and asked her to come outside. The girl declined, prosecutors said.

When the girl missed the bus on July 5, Booth allegedly sent her a message through Snapchat, not the Uber app, asking her if she needed a ride. The girl accepted and Booth picked up the girl to take her to her destination, during which time he allegedly drove her to a secluded location, parked the car and raped her, prosecutors said. He then took her to her destination.

Prosecutors said DNA evidence links Booth, who has an eight-page criminal record, to the crime.

A defense attorney said Booth denies the charges.

An Uber spokesperson told 5 Investigates that it abides by state law when conducting checks and looks back more than seven years.

But when 5 Investigates did its own background check into Booth, it found he had a 2012 conviction for assaulting a corrections officer while he was incarcerated.

He served two years in jail.

He also served time in jail after arrests in 2008 for several counts of dealing drugs in a school zone.

Uber said Booth began driving for the company in February, but is now permanently banned.

Booth was held without bail pending following his arraignment on the rape charge in Malden District Court.